Zeitgeist and chance cannot be captured by an algorithm. Why a robot should not replace the music programmer.

by Jaïr Tchong
4 October 201929 March 2022
4 min read
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Afgelopen woensdag, 2 oktober, zag ik tijdens het jaarlijks congres van de Vereniging Nederlandse Poppodia en Festivals in Tivoli/Vredenburg een interessante presentatie van Jonas Kiesekoms, onderzoek-coördinator bij PXL-Music in Hasselt, België en musicus. De vraagstelling is inmiddels klassiek: kan een robot de muziekprogrammeur vervangen? Met zijn onderzoeksgroep werkt Kiesekoms aan diverse applicaties die met datawetenschap de kaartverkoop voor concerten beter voorspelbaar kunnen maken.
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Jaïr Tchong

Formerly cultural journalist and music programmer (Tolhuistuin, Melkweg) in the Netherlands. Since 1 December 2019, music programmer for arts centre KAAP. KAAP organises two annual collaborations in Bruges and Ostend. In Ostend in its own venue by the sea, in Bruges nomadically throughout the city and with partners such as Concertgebouw Brugge, Cactus, CC Brugge and De Republiek. KAAP also organises festivals: Push the Button, Dansand, Jazz Brugge and AMOK.View Author posts

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